Dispensing device



' Patented June 17, 193.0

UNITED stares Par-ENT Affo-I-IlCIEZ- DAVID P. POLKKAND JOSEPH P.REMINGTON, or PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA;

DrsPENsING DEVICE Application filed January 14, 1928. SerialNo. 246,682;

The principal object of the present invention is to .provideV fordispensing benzine from stock pint cans for the purpose of lling andrefilling pocket lighters by means of a dispensing device resembling inappearance va miniature automobile filling station and otherwisepossessed of advertising value d yin its ability to attract attentionand trade and to furnish courtesy service. y

Other objects of the invention will appear from the followingdescription at the end of which the invention will be claimed. 1

The invention Y will be first described in connection with theaccompanying drawings l5 forming part hereof and in which Figure 1 is afront View with parts broken away and parts in section Vof adispensing.'V

device embodying features` of the invention.

Fig. 2 is a side view "of the lower part of ,2K0 the structure yshown inFig. 1 with parts broken 'away and with parts in section, and Fig. 3 isa detail view.

Referring to the drawing 1 is a hollow shell generally circular in crosssection and it includes a pedestal 2 having an .opening 3 through itsbase, Vand a column 4 mounted on the pedestal and a neck 5 mounted onthe column. 6 is a container or stock pint can of benzine and it iscircular in cross section and provided with an externally threadednozzle 7 which isprovided with a filling and outlet opening 7.ri`he'can6 is adapted for insertion and removal through the lbaseopening 3 andlinto andout of `the space provided in the column with thefilling opening 7 confronting the base, in other words, Y

witlithe can` upsidedown. There are means near the foot of the columnfor detachablyV I holding `the container.` These means aire 4 shown tocomprise springs 8. 9 is a AieXible tubularconnection movable through anopening 10 in the'walllof the shell Vbelow the l ,level of the outlet ofthe can when mounted in the column. The connection 9 is provided atthe'end which is varranged inside l the casing with a coupling 11adapted for.

connection and disconnection with 'the opening 7` of thel can when thecan 1s outside of the columnf At its other end the con-V nection iskprovided with a `normally closed hand opened valve 'and outlet 12. 13 isan illuminated 'clock' mounted on the neck=5k. 14 is ashow case arrangedin the base of the pedestal and it may well beJusedfor the display of a.pocket l lighter. The )show case is illuminated as by an electric lamp15 and is ventilated as .at 16`toy avoidlheating the d benzine. V17. isa restlon ythe, exteriorof; the casing for 'the free end of theflexible, connection A 1 The device attracts attentionfor; the rea- 'vsons indicated and it affords an opportunity for'the display ofadvertising -matter of such a nature that the rclock can be used tosuggest that it is'ltime ltorefill"pocket lighters and the show -caseVsuggests thek connection of the ydevice with pocket lighters. iTo fillra `pocket lighterfthe .flexibler connection is detached from the rest17. and vapplied yto, tlie1 lighter'inposition to fill thesame. bygravv,

ity. It is .an advantage that stock v'pintcans of benzine can be usedfor several reasons, of which one is'thatf insurance rules permit of thestorage and use of benzine in that quantity and in such containers. f Y

In `some cases4 the column and base lmay i y be connected bya joint,forexample, ahinge 17y may beA provided so thatrthe baseimay remainatirest and thecolumn'beswung in respect to it forthe purposeofinserting `and removing the can.` Thek term benzine includes alcoholorany inflammable fluid.

It will be vobvious totho'se skilled inthe art to which theinventionrelate's that modifications may bemade in details of construcftion andiarrangeme'nt andmatters of mere form without departing fromthe'spiritfof the invention which is not limited to such matters orotherwise `than vthe prior art and the appended claims'may require;

We claim: l `l 1 l. A. *dispensingy device comprising a holf'.y

low Vshell including *aL pedestal having an opening throughjitsv baseand a columnV mounted on the* pedestal, acontainer provided withaiillingopening andadapted for e insertion and removal through theopening in the base into Vand. outcf the space provided in the columnwith'the filling opening confronting the base, means near the Vfoot ofthe column for detachably holding the container, a flexible tubularconnection movable through an opening provided in the Wall of the shellbelow the level of the outlet of the container When mounted in thecolumn, said flexible connection provided at the end inside thev casingwith a coupling adapted for connection and disconnection with theopening of the receptacle When the latter is koutside of the column andat its other end Withv a normally closed hand opened valve and outlet,and a rest on the outside of the casing for the free end of the flexibleconnection. I

2. A dispensingdevice comprising a hollow shell including'appedestalhaving an opening through` its' base and a column mounted on thepedestaland generally circular in rcross section and a neclr mounted on thecolumn, a container provided with a iilling opening and adapted forinsertion and removal into andout of the space provided inthe columnthrough the opening in the base, means for detachably holding thecontainer in the column in inverted position, a flexible connectionmovable through an openingA provided in the'wall of Athe shell andlocated beloW'the level of the outlet of the container, said connectionprovided at one end'inside the casing With a coupling and at the otherend outside the casing with a normallyclos'ed hand openedy valve andoutlet, and a rest for f the tree end of the exible connection.

3'. A dispensing device comprising ahollovv shell including a pedestalhaving an Vopening through itsl base and a column mounted on thepedestal and generally circularin cross section and a neck mounted onthe column, a container circular in cross section and provided With ailling'opening and adapted for insertion and removal into and outrof thespace provided in the column n through the opening in the base,means fordetachably vholding the container in the column yin inverted position, aflexible connection movable through an opening provided in the Wall ofthe shell and locatedk below the level of the outlet ofthe container,said connection provided f atone' end inside the casing With a couplingand at the other end outside the casing With a normally closed handopened valve and outlet, and a rest for the reeend of the flexibleconnection. Y

' DAVIDP. FOLK. JOSEPH P. REMINGTON.

